Aiming for a negative fluid balance in patients with acute lung injury and increased intraabdominal pressure: a pilot study looking at the effects of PAL-treatment

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Authors

Colin Cordemans, Inneke De Laet, Niels Van Regenmortel, Karen Schoonheydt, Hilde Dits, Greg Martin, Wolfgang Huber, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

Abstract/Text

Achievement of a negative fluid balance in patients with capillary leak is associated with improved outcome. We investigated the effects of a multi-modal restrictive fluid strategy aiming for negative fluid balance in patients with acute lung injury (ALI).